Pin-up board



Nov. 20, 1956 MfG. BROOKS 2,770,866

PIN-UP BOARD Filed May 24, 1954 ATTORNEYS United States Patent' O PIN-UPBOARD Marguerite G. Brooks, Darien, Conn. Application May 24, 1954,Serial No. 431,650 4 Claims. (Cl. 28-15) This invention relates to apin-up board, and has for an object toprovide an improved device of thischaracter for holding a pattern and pins associated therewith foroutlining the design of -the pattern, for use with a plurality ofspindles or bobbins carrying threads or narrow ribbons to be interwovenwith filling threads by a shuttle or similar device in making lace,fabrics or similar articles. y

Another object is to provide a device of this character in the form of aboard, comprising a lower board portion having an open outlined space onthe top thereof, in which are arranged side by side a plurality ofrectangular blocks or sections, to which the pattern and the designoutlined by the pins m-ay be held during the weaving or fabricatingoperations, and whereby during these operations after a portion of thedesign has been fabricated the blocks may be shifted to differentrelative positions, if desired, to more favorably position the patternor design for continuing further operations, without requiring that thepins outlining the design be removed or shifted with respect to theirsupporting block or blocks.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, I have devised theconstruction illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part ofthis specication. It is, however, to be understood the invention is notlimited to the specic details of construction and arrangement shown,-tions within the scope of the invention.

In this drawing:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a board constructed according to thisinvention, showing the initial operations of weaving or fabricating adesign thereon;

2 is a partial side elevation and partial vertical section;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing how the pattern and designbeing fabricated may be shifted or rearranged after partial completionthereof to facilitate fabrication of further portions of the design, and

Fig. 4L is a perspective view of one of the plurality of supporting andpositioning blocks or sections for the pattern and design.

This board is designed to be used in connection with a series ofspindles or bobbins and shuttles for making yardage, place-mats and soforth, and can be used not only for making lace, but can be used formaking woven fabrics as well. It can also be used as a blocking boardfor sweaters, as well as a sewing board for use by pinning things to itand laying them out; securing one end of a hem so the operator can hemmore quickly, or baste more quickly, and the like.

The preferred construction shown comprises a base portion 10, preferablyof substantially square or other rectangular shape, and this may be aone-piece board ofk any desired size or thickness. For the usualoperations itis preferably about twenty inches long and eighteen incheswide, although of course, as indicated, it may be of other sizes ifdesired. Along each of the opposite side edges and on top of the baseportion are secured but may embody various changes and modicay elongatedsections 11 which may be permanently secured to the top of the board,but are preferably hinged to it as indicated at 12 so that thesesections may be swung ou-twardly away from the top of the lower portionto clear the top of this lower portion. There is a similar elongatedsection 13 secured along the lower edge of the lower portion, and thisis preferably permanently securedto this lower portion, although itcould be hinged the same as the side sections 11 if desired. Sections 11and 13 form 'three sides of a rectangular open space on the top of thelower portion 10 in which are mounted side by side a plurality of blocks14 which are preferably of square or rectangular shape, which fill thisspace between the members 11 and 13 and-are unattached or free from thelower portion 10 so that they may be shifted to different rela-tivepositions on the top of the member 10 and held by the side members 11and 13. To facilitate description of the use of this board these blocksare numbered 1 to 9 inclusive.

The different members of this board may be made of different materials,but a very satisfactory material has been found to be insulatingwallboard or liber board, of about rthree-eighths inch thickness, asthis has the required stiffness or rigidity, -is light weight andreadily receives the pins used in securing and outlining the patternduring the weaving or fabricating operation, and holds the pins firmlyduring this operation. lt is pre ferred to make both the lower portion10 and the blocks 14 of this material so that should, in securing thepattern or outliningthe design, a pin happen to come at the crack ordividing line between adjacent blocks, it would pass down into the lowerportion 10 and be held the same as'it would if inserted in the upperthickness comprising the blocks. It is also preferred to cover the topsurfaces of the blocks with a finishing material 15, such, for example,as felt or woven fabric, secured thereto by glueing, cementing orsimilar means.

As illustrating the use of this board, a pattern 16 is shown havingoutlined thereon a design 17 for any suitable article, as, for example,a lace collar. The design illustrated comprises a curved central portion18 indicated by the cross lines, between two lines of pin pricks 19 and20, and end portions 21 indicated by lines at substantially right anglesto the adjacent portions of the lines 18 and outlined by the pin-pricks22 and 23. This pattern and design is shown as laid on the upper seriesof blocks 14 and may be secured to any of the blocks shown, butpreferably for fabricating or weaving the first portion of the designcomprising the portion 21 at one end of this design the pat-tern ispreferably secured to block-s in the upper row, but in the present case,because this would carry the design above the board into the spacerequired for the heading, it is shown as secured over the central block5 of the second or middle row of the blocks, and the pins 24 loutliningthis portion ofthe design are inserted through the pin-pricks 22 and 23and along their inner edge 25. The pins along this edge 25 are also usedto secure the ends of a series of threads or narrow ribbons 26 wound ona series of spindles or bobbins 27, and with this arrangement the narrowribbons on these spindles or bobbins all depend from these pins insubstantially parallel relation, and if the board is held tipped orinclined with the upper edge raised somewhat above the lower edge thespindles will hold the threads or ribbons substantially parallel andwithuniform tension. Then while these threads or ribbons are so held thefilling thread 28 may be interwoven with these ribbons by means of ashuttle 29 on which this thread is wound, and passing it across andbetween the various ribbons 26 to till out the design as indicated onthe pattern 16.

After the end portion 21 of the design is completed and it will benecessary to shift the bobbins or spindles -to the left for starting thebody portion 18 of the design, the operator may shift one or more of theblocks 14 to so shift the pattern and the design that the bobbins orspindles 27 and the ribbons 26` leading therefrom will be mosteffectively arranged for continuing the weaving or fabricatingoperation, and still have the ribbons and the bobbins depending in anupright position from `the pins outlining the design, In the arrangementillustrated as an example, this is done byshifting the block 5 on whichthe pattern is held by the pins 24 into the upper row of blocks in theposition formerly occupied by the block 2, and the block S has also beenturned to the left through ninety degrees, as shown in Fig. 3, so thatthe ribbons will depend from the pins 30 at the line 23 between the endand body portions of the design, in an upright position the same asshown in Fig. 1, for weaving the end portion 21 of the design. Thisshifting and rearranging of the blocks to rearrange the pattern anddesign being woven for most effective operation and to facilitate theseoperations may be carried out throughout the weaving of the entiredesign. It will be seen that this will permait the most effectivepositioning and arrangement of the pattern and design to facilitate theweaving operation, or that is, permit shifting and repositioning of thepattern and design for most effective operation on any given partthereof, without requiring the removal of any of the pins andrepositioning of the pattern or design on any given block, as the blocksthemselves may be repositioned and rearranged to secure this effect, andthis may be done throughout the weaving or fabrication of the entiredesign.

It will be understood that although in the example shown the pattern ordesign has been pinned to one block only, it may be pinned to two ormore blocks or sections if found desirable, according to the width ofthe article being made. When the work has progressed to a given pointthe sections on which the pattern or design is fastened may be lifted orshifted to a different location as found desirable, and the othersections or blocks rearranged accordingly for the most effectivepositioning of the pattern and design for the operations involved. Thisrotation of the blocks orsections as the work progresses makes itunnecessary to remove the pins from the finished material and move it upon the board, as would be necessary when weaving on one at surface. Thelower section, or row of blocks 7, 8 and 9, would be used in case awider fabric is to be Woven, with the board turned sideways, or in casesections 1 to 6 must be more centrally placed.

Having thus set claim:

forth the nature of my invention, I

1. A pin-up board of the character described coniprising a base portionand an upper portion on top of the base portion, said upper portioncomprising elongated sections secured to the base portion at itsopposite side and lower edges forming a central open rectangular space,a series of rectangular blocks on the base portion side by side in saidopen space and unattached to the base so they may be shifted todifferent relative positions in said space, and said blocks being of amaterial adapted for ready insertion of pins to facilitate pinning apattern to the upper surface thereof.

2. A pin-up board of the character described comprising a base portion,elongated sections secured on top of said base portion and extendingalong its opposite side and lower edges forming a central rectangularopen space at the top side of the base portion, a series of rec tangularblocks arranged side by side in and lling said open space and unattachedto the base portion so they are shiftablg to different relativepositions in said space, and said blocks being of a fibrous materialadapted for ready insertion of pins indicating a pattern for lace orsimilar article.

3. A pin-up board of the character described compris' ing a baseportion, an elongated section secured thereon along its lower edge andelongated side portions hinged to the base portion along its oppositeside edges, said elongated portions forming sides of an open rectangularspace on the top side of the base portion, a plurality of rectangularblocks arranged side by side in said space and free from the baseportion so as to be shiftable to different relative positions in saidspace, and said blocks being of material adapted for ready insertion andholding of pins indicating a pattern for lace or similar article.

4. A pin-up board of the character described comprising a base portionof fiber board, elongated sections secured thereto along its oppositeside and bottom portions forming sides of an open rectangular space atthe top side of the base portion, and a plurality of rectangular fiberboard blocks arranged side by side in said space and free from the baseportion so as to be shiftablc to different relative positions in saidspace for different arrangements of a pattern pinned to one or more ofthe blocks.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,452,011 Zippel Oct. 19, 194.8

FOREIGN i PATENTS 95,239 Germany Dec. 2, 1897 742,210 France Dec. 27,1932

